Opposition in Lok Sabha today lambasted Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed for giving credit to Pakistan, Hurriyat and militants with the smooth conduct of elections in the state, forcing the government and the BJP to "fully disassociate" themselves with the controversial statement.

After the BJP's stunning defeat in the 2004 Lok Sabha election when Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Government was sent packing despite his soaring popularity, the party leaders were paralysed for a long time, unwilling to accept that they had been voted out of power. As a result, there was neither introspection nor course correction

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his gesture of congratulating him after winning the Lok Sabha elections, saying he did not expect him to reach out after their "nasty" spat

In a rerun of record polling in the first phase, a 71 per cent voter turnout was registered in the second phase of incident-free Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir today as the electorate in the 18 seats again ignored boycott call by separatist groups

Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "going back" on promises about black money and special category status for Bihar and urged people not to fall in the "trap" of BJP during the Assembly polls next year